Efficacy of Nursing Role in Implementing New Protocol for Management Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 12, December 2017, Page 1-8 PDF (673.99 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2017.60412 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Warda Helmy wassef1; Atef Mohamed Darwish2; Howieda Ahmed Fouly3 | ||||
| 1Specialist’s Nurse at Mabarra Hospital Assiut, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Obstetric & Gynecology of Nursing Faculty of Nursing Assiut University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Aim: To test the efficacy of nursing role in implementing new protocol for management iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy. Design: A prospective interventional longitudinal study. Setting: Conducted at Women's Health Assiut University Hospital. Sample size: 60 cases divided into two groups: (A) received iron supplementation with health education and (B) received iron supplementation without health education. Results: Reflects positive outcomes of oral lactoferrin fizzing with a statistically significant difference when compared with other two different routes (Total infusion dose and oral tablets) of iron supplementations. Conclusion: Oral iron supplementation plus proper health education during implementing of the new protocol for management iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy, confirmed that oral iron supplementations in this study has a similar effect as parenteral rout in improvement the hemoglobin, MCV and MCH which reflect the importance of health education introduced by nurse. Recommendation: Increase awareness of pregnant women about importance of iron supplementation accompanied with good sources of nutrition and encourage health facilities to detect IDA with pregnant women earlier during ANC visits. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Lactoferrin; Total Dose Infusion; iron deficiency anemia; Pregnancy & Role of nursing | ||||
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